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Clinton News-Record, 1977-09-22, Page 4PAGE 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1977 - Trouble in the home Professor M.V.C.• Jeffreys, an . English educationist uttered this lament a few years ago: "Housing, however imperfect, has never been better; but for many people home has never meant less.:' It does seem' that many homes today are,,pr.imarily dormitories and private restaurants and places to stay' while the car is being repaired. Part of the r trouble is the pace at whfiich so many of us try to live. Frantic busyness is a widespread affliction these days: we are frantic in our work, in our play, even in our relaxation. And all this frenzy does menace home and family: many parents find it difficult to take sufficient time for sustaining good relations with their children. Some parents.today seem to be more the proprietors 'of their children than parents. It is not really a home if there is not much time for easy and spon- taneous relations, if there are not expressions of real interest in the concerns and problems and idiosyn- crasies of all, if there are deficiencies • in expressions of the love _which is a concern, sometimes a sacrificial concern, for the good of others. No occasional and slickly syn- thesized .'togetherness, even when helped bye; modern conveniences and orr'iamented by the latestgimmicks, can compensate for the personal qualities which make a home really a home. As Dr. iKarl Menninger, one of the most influential psychiatrists of our time, has warned, "Swamping a child with advantages is often a sub- stitute for giving him time, interest, companionship, and love." There is much evidence that the influence of the home in the develop- ment of personality and character is far more significant than the combined• influence of the school and the church and all the community agencies with which children have contact. And children do not develop values mainly from their being told about them: it is the values which parents embody and express in the ordinary course of their lives that influence their children. (from the United Church Observer) Sugar and Spice/By Bill Smiler Perplexing questions This week, I am perplexed by several question's, and I turn for possible answers to the only people in the world I can trust for honest answers: my faithful readers, all four of them. For example. By what editorial inanity does the Globe and Mail, which grandly calls itself Canada's National Newspaper, run on its front page a five -column by eight inches photo of Pierre Trudeau getting his hair cut? What is the symbolism, the hidden meaning, the secret code, the deep, interpretive analysis, behind this.pidture? Can anyone help? Is Mr. Trudeau symbolically trimming his sails for a fall election? Is it to show that the P.M. is mortal, after all, and that his hair grows, like that of us lesser beings? Perhaps kt's a secret warning to Margaret that, despite talk of a reconciliation, he's not goirig to let his hair grow and become a flower child. I dunno, but it sure has me baffled. Next question. Where do things get lost to? It seems to me that my wife and I have spent more time this past surnm'er looking for things than we have sleeping. Looking for things that were "Right there, right on' that counter yesterday." Looking for things is one of. .the....most . frustrating, irritating pastimes in this materialistic society of ours. It has brought many a marriage to the teetering point, and if the union was already teetering, pushed it over the brink. A couple of weeks ago, she lost the keys to the car. After a 12 -hour non-stop search, no keys. Oh, we had keys for the other car, the battered old Dodge. Only one catch. It was in the garage, and the keyless .car was sitting right behind it, immovable. Twenty-four hours later, I called a lock - picking specialist. He was out of town, but would call me when he got back. Just before he did, and .I had to fork out eleventy-seven dollars, i the old lady found the keys, without looking. They were in the vegetable bin, with a turnip, a butternut squash, and a b'ag of cooking onions. It was certainly the logical place for them. • Then my new black $10 belt went missing. It was the first belt I'd bought for 12 years, and I was rather proud of it. I knew it wasn't really lost, because I always hang it up with my ties. It was obvious that my wife, in her eternal tidying, had stuck it away somewhere, as she so often does with things that I then cannot find. But she swore, as she always does, that she hadn't touched it, mentionirg in passing that she was sick and tired of looking for things that I had lost. Naturally, words followed, in whith the phrase "car keys" inadvertently popped out several times. ' But the mystery of the missing belt was readily solved when I decided to wear my new., blue, fit -like -a -glove • summer trousers. I couldn't find them. High or low. Then with a flash of intuition, I knew where my kelt was. It was with the pants, because I never unbelt, just hang the whole works on a hook. • It was quite a relief to know where my belt was. It was equally reassuring to know that the pants were with the belt. But it was slightly dampening to admit that both were lost. They still haven't turned up. There are only two possibilities. One is that a pantless burglar crept into our bedroom, snatched my trews and crept, off into the night, once more modestly attired. The second I don't even like to dwell on. The last time I had worn those pants, that belt, was to a party. It wasn't a strip poker • party, but it was a fairly lively one. Did I •do , a strip tease and forget to redress my little pecadillo? Did I tear them off on the way home from the party and throw them • out the Car window?' Souif'ds silly, but the other Mor- • ring T went ,gilt to get the morning paper, and there on my back walk was a pair of brand-new blue shoes, with thick white rubber • soles, in a shoe -box, only the lid missing. Only• the•„Lord knows who, for what mad reason, in what temporar-y-- mental abberation, flang them there. But they are just my size and finders keepers. And this whole probe brings up the Case of the Mis•si•ng Socks. What.in'the name'of all that is unholy becomes of .socks "when they are put through the washer and dryer? They never go missing in pairs, always singles. I'll bet I have nine single socks in my drawer, all different colors or knits. I've gone down with a flashlight and peered, a bit shaken, into the interiors of those machines. No socks. They can't go down the drain, or it would be plugged. Do ,they do a reverse Santa Claus and go up the spout of the dryer with the hot air? It's a little frightening, as though someone were trying to tell me something. About my feet? Someone with a feet fetish: Just one more question. Where were all the editorial writers,' who are now screaming about the stupidity of changing highway signs to kilometers instead of miles, when .I was lambasting the whole metric -Celsius nonsense almost a year ago? Can you, gentle reader, do a fast bit of arithmetic in your head when you en- counter a road sign announcing the speed - limit is 45 kilometers per hour? When your speedometer is marker in miles per hour? And will be for years to come? Will you happily pay your fine when the cop puts the big blue arm on you and claims you were exceeding the speed limit by seven k.p.h.? Must we alt start driving with a calculator -computer in one hand? Now these questions may nbt be as im- portant as some: How old. is God? How hot is it in hell? How long is a straight line? How far does a rolling stone? Whither the Flat Earth Society? Why does everyone' pick on mei - - • But they are, poor things, mine own,. and I'd like some answers. :.'?i`4i' •:;v:- --:595: :titi�;i iii;ix�'.iti�•t:'St:ii�i'�:tit:;;it� :s:.,titi ..�::.y Odds 'n'” ends - by Elaine Townshend Teddy Bear, come on One of the top songs on the country charts last year was a tear-jerker called "Teddy Bear." The song was a story told by a trucker. He was rolling through a small town one day, when he heard the voice of a young boy on the CB. The boy identified himself as Teddy Bear. He admitted that his mother warned him not to bother the truckers, because they were busy, but talking on the radio helped him to pass some time. Talking was about all he could do because he was crippled and couldn't walk. His father, who had been a trucker, was killed in a crash a few months earlier. Teddy Bear used to ride with his dad, and he planned to be a truck driver when he grew up. But he guessed he wouldn't ride anymore, now that his dad was gone, and he would surely never drive a truck. His n?,other had to work to ke care of the two of them : there s znothing Teddy Bear could do to help with his "two crippled feet." The trucker drove to the boy's house. By the time he arrived, trucks were lined up For a block. A lot of truckers had heard the call, and all of them took Teddy Bear for a ride. As, soon as one carried him back in, another would, carry him out again. Before they left, they took up a•collection for "little Teddy Bear," and when theydrove away, each trucker had a lump in his throat. The song is a typical tear-jerker, and I see red every time I hear it. Why? The story is filled with negative at- titudes .concerning the handicapped. These ideas are gradually changing, but, being handicapped myself, I realize that they still exist among some disabled as well as non -disabled persons. I also know how damaging they can be. Pity from others can be harmful; it can lead to fkself-pity,, which is devastating. If: ----a mbandicapped child grows up feeling helpless and hopeless, what kind of a future will he have? Will he strive to fulfill the potentialthat is inherent In all human beings? Is it not better for him to grow up with the positive knowledge that he can lead a useful and meaningful life? In the hypothetical story of Teddy Bear, the truckers were kind; they helped the boy to pass an afternoon, and they gave him something to remember. But, as he grows older, he will need more than this to retain his dignity. Hopefully the money they contributed could be used for his education and job training. He can do more than "talk just to pass the time." His goals need not be any lower than those of a non -handicapped boy. He might take longer to reach his goals; he might be required to spend m.ore energy and money, because he would have more to prove to himself and to others. But "Teddy ,,Bear" 'should not sell himself short. ' From our early files . • • • 10 YEARS AGO September 21, 1967 The board of Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton has accepted the sketch plans for a greenhouse-, which. is proposed to, be built on the east side of the existing school building im- mediately adjacent to the science lab now being used to teach agriculture. The plans which have been sent to the department for approval, .have been accepted by the Ontario Fire Marshall's office and will be sent to the Ontario Municipal Board requesting authority to proceed with con- struction of the greenhouse. Donald C. MacDonald, leader of the New Democratic Party, told newspapermen at a press conference in Seaforth Friday afternoon, that the main issues in the October election were housing, the cost of living and rising taxes. In each case, he pointed to government's reluc- tance to come to grips with the problems facing most Ontario residents. Huron's NDP candidate, Rev. John Boyne,,•g was at the press conference to hear the provincial leader strike' a,, hopeful note for the success of their party during the coming election. MacDonald said the "character of the campaign was shaping up". He praised the high quality of the NDP candidates in every part of Ontario and commented on a "great influx of old party sup- porters" in the NDP ranks. Dr. G. L. Morgan Smith, Liberal Candidate for Huron riding in the October 17 • provincial election feels a heed for "province wide zoning" to ensure that good farm land is not swallowed up by -the industry. • At a meeting in the Huron Centennial School last Wed- nesday, electors from Tucker - smith and Stanley area were invited to ask questions and join in a policy discussion.' Dr. Smith expressed a personal belief that the people should have more say in their own future. 25 YEARS AGO September 25, 1952 The result of the Mass X-ray Chest Clinic conducted last June by the Ontario Tuberculosis Society in conjunction with the Huron County Health Unit and sponsored by the ten Lions clubs of the county has just been released in a report form. The secretary, ‘H. C. Lawson, has been informed that out of a total number of 12,853 persons X- rayed, representing 38 per cent of the age -group eligible, the results w and 8 was put in operation yesterday afternoon. Already several have gone through on a red light, not aware that the, lights were turned on. Although still, a little confusing to some, they are a great improvement to the old, wait, peek, hope and try system of , getting across the intersection. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has approved the award of the Courage Medal to a Netherland immigrant farmer who is credited with saving the lives of two RCAF Flight Cadets from the tangled wreckage of their bur- ning plane. The award, which is only granted for acts of great bravery will be presented to Wilheim Koele, Exeter, Ontario. He received the Netherlands Civil Award, comparable to the George Medal last January in recognition of his brave deed. The RCAF Expeditor aircraft from the Air Force Flying Training School at Centralia crashed on Mr. Koele's farm and' burst into flames. Two men were trapped in the wreckage. Without regard for his own safety, Mr. Koele pulled the flyers from the wreckage and an RCAF investigation later disclosed that the two men would have died if it had not been for the actions of Mr. Koele. 50 YEARS AGO September 22, 1927 Have you tasted anything wrong with th•? town water the past day or so? If so, there is no real cause for alarm. Supt. Chant explains that they have been painting the inside of the stan- dpipe and while the theory is that the water from the standpipe never is used except in cases of emergency, it seems to have filtered through the various pipes into the taps of users. He says they pumped it out after filling when the paint dried, but even so there remained enough to taint the water. It is not ` nearly so noticeable this morning as it was last evening and will' soon disappear no doubt.' Mr. John Ransford has in his possession what he believes is the oldest ocean steamer ticket in existence. It is really not a ticket at all, nothing but a receipt for the passage money paid. It reads: "New York,. October 8th, 1832. Received from Mr. Ran- sford one hundred and forty dollars - En full for cabin passage in ship George Washington. Fish, Gunnell and Co." It is written on • •a sheet of foolscap and Mr. Ransford had written below the name of the were '0 Menib'er, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association The Clinton News -Record is published each Thursday at F.O. Box 39, Clinton, Ontario, Canada, NOM 11.0. 1 • pit is registered as second class mail by the post office under the permit number 0817. The News -Record incorporated In 1924 the Huron News -Record, founded in 1881, and the Clinton New Era, founded in 1885. Total press run 3,100. . Clinton NewsRecor(1 ilk; A Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Display advertising rates avaflrible on request. Ask for Rate ,Card No. 7 effective Oct. 1, tir7S, ',Central Mlpnsger-.1, Howard Attkci Edttot • James E. Fitzgerald Advertising Director • Car kJ1aist News editor - Shelley McPhee orfiee Manager • Mafrgaret okbb • , Circulation Freda McLeod Accounting • ivlarrhan WiJs Suliscrlptlun Rates: - Canada - $i2 per year U.S.A. • $15.30 Other •$i5 Single Copy • 25e Y l 6` very satisfactory. officer in charge .of the ship, Traffic control signal system,at ' `Capt.1-Taldridge." the 'intersection of Highways 4 Needless'to say the document was not the original property of the Mr. Ransford who now possesses it but of his father who was taking passage on a visit home to England. Mr. Robert Middleton,.who has been in'1lavey's drug store for the past coupe of years, has gone to Toronto to take a course at the College of Pharmacy. Mr. Middleton will be missed by the members of the younger social ' set and also the sports circles, 75 YEARS AGO September 19, 1902 Jas. McNeil and Robt. San- derson, two 'teamsters for S. S. Cooper were out to Bailie's sand pit near the cemetery Wednesday afternoon and while working under a bank some 12 feet deep, the tors of heavy clay caved in burying Mr. McNeil beneath it. He was in the act of picking up a shovelful of sand when the weight of the falling earth struck him. Doubling his body in the manner that it did caused him to rebound with muscular action and forced its way through 'two feet of it. He had the presence of mind to halt to do any more. After freeing his limbs Mr. Sanderson placed him on his rig and drove him to town when Dr. Shaw was Hunting Dear Editor: It makes me sad and I am very sorry when I read ar- ticles such as Ms. Town- shend's (Odds'n'Ends, Aug. 11) on hunting and trapping. It does show lack of knowledge and research on what is really going on in the field of conservation, hunting ' and trapping in this province. She said in her article she could not understand people who go out and shoot at a buck. Well, that is her opinion. Most hunters go to hunt camps, not for a pound of meat, .but for the fellowship. If they do get 'a buck,' then it is strictly a bonus. These are the people who are paying for licenses for deer hunting, and gun licenses, and this is where the money - is coming from to have wild life biologists and wild life managers in the field. Do your readers know that the Ontario Federation of Hunters and Anglers have 'hired a biologist of their own to work on the . different species, and to see what can be done to keep them healthy and abundant? Vire have no What you. think • r'�r �S�?�: ! r�'�ri::::ti � }7}� : ri:� .tip Y.•$;:;:•r:; :vf{:;}{{:;r • •'r,}:::•}:j. •• ... • •r. .{4 r.vr!: ?.};.}!.,... ...�f,..., ... .. •.•.y,.•. v r'f•. rrrrr. r} summoned. A cut two inches long was in- flicted on the lower jaw by coming in contact with his shovel. It is not known what internal injuries he has received although the dirt falling on the back of his head injured the base of his skull, but time done will tell. Asa result of the accident Mr. McNeil will be laid up for some time. It is our sad duty to chronicle this week the death of Peter McNeil, which occurred at the asylum in London on Tuesday morning last. Some three years agothe above gentleman received a sun -stroke from which his mind became unbalanced and he was fqaken to the above in- stitution for treatment, but never recovered from the affliction which produced his death. The remains were brought here on the 10:15 train, Wednesday and taken to the family residence on Orange Street. Last Saturday morning saw the coldest and rawest spell of weather that the month of Sep- tember has given us in many a year. We need not be surprised at anything unusual this year. It has been on continual round of strange happenings. A Ramps Dear Editor: The following is a copy of a.. letter the Kinette Club Clinton sent to Clinton Town Council which may be of interest to your readers. "We the Kinette Club 'of Clinton were under the iln pression that Town Council had decided to Install ramp curbs when constructing new sidewalks, thereby making it easier for the handicapped, senior citizens and Abe d' pushing child conveyander It has been noted by some of our members that this has not been done "with sidewalks constructed this year. "Our purpose for writing is to question why this excellent decision has not been carried through. Also we are won- dering if it would be at all feasible to add ramps at the main intersections in our downtown area. "We respectfully submit the above question and would appreciate a reply prior to our October 11th meeting. Yours very truly, The Kinette Club of Clinton (Mrs.) D. M. Gibbings, secretary shortage of game here. It is the habitat that is being destroyed. Look around your own place at Clinton. You would wonder where a deer ' could live, and if it was there, what • about the farmers' crops? The Fall grain when he plants it, comes up and the deer get in at it. What about the dogs that are running loose and chasing the deer? There are many things. Don't blame the hunter because you do not want to hunt. I am not a hunter either, but I certainly have seen the good things the hunter has done, and will certainly support him in his con- servation program. Ms. Townshend also mentioned steel traps. Well, I am the president of the Ontario Trappers Association and the Canadian Trappers Federation. Her lack of knowledge in this field can only mean that she has watched such films as "Canada's Shame" on television, I wonder if your readers realize that that film was made itt enclosures? Those animals were live trapped, Vanastra ! ! • Dear Editor: With dismay and a great deal of disappointment,! read the caption (last week's paper) "Beautiful boating" and Clinton's claim to becoming the boat buildings' capital of South Western Ontario.' , What is this? Another 'put down' for Vanastra? You seem to be following some of your Clinton merchants' exam- ples, of which the least said, the better. rs For your information and that of your readers the Woodco' boat was built in Vanastra Park - Bayfield boatyard is located in Vanastra Park and Koma Boats -Ltd. are in the throes of establishing themselves here in the only serviced industrial park in ' 'the vicinity. Incidentally for those who are unaware - Vanastra Park is located in Tuckersmith Municipality. So that future boat builders will not be discouraged from locating here, a new fire protection system is being engineered and the effects of this will be reflected in lower fire insurance premiums very shortly. . So COME OFF IT you guys, give Vanastra credit itr something. From: The Boat Building Capital of South West Ontario, B.H. Bridges, Vanastra Park. News -Record . readers are encouraged to express their opinions in letters to the editor, however, such opinions do not necessarily represent the opinions of the News - Record. Pseudonyms may be u - by letter writers, but no le will be published unless it can be vitrified by phone. :0 taken into the enclosures, and 0 either introduced or put into ,traps - leg holds, then taken out to where the background was right for photogrphy. does not relate to trapping on a trap line either in this province nor in Canada. She states that the animal bleeds to death. Surely you readers do not believe this. It is absolutely impossible. s for gnawing off paws - I out that our Provin Government here in Ontario did a study by going 'out on trap lines and seeing what was really done. They were not just two people from behind desks. These were two biologists, and it was not yesterday, it was back in 1972. They found that over 95 percent of all the animals caught died quickly =* meaning from five to ten minutes. A far cry from an animal• chewing off it's paw, tr bleeding to death, or dying rom exposure. If you Mr. Etiditor, will take the time to read the trappers' code and other material which I am enclosing, you will understand how far On page 7